Kingsville - The Texas A&M - Kingsville softball team is back at home for a tilt against No.4 UT-Tyler at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 16th: 
Doubleheader VS No.4 UT-Tyler
2 p.m. & 4 p.m.

Projected Starters:
TAMUK Game One: Arianna Alaniz (Fr. RHP) - (11-10), 2.60 ERA, 124.0 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 97 H, 46 ER, .207 oAVG, 174 Ks
UTT Game One: Kaylee Davis (Sr.) - (11-0), 0.51 ERA, 69.0 IP, 0.88 WHIP, 46 H, 5 ER, 0.183 o/AVG, 50 Ks
TAMUK Game Two: Esther Martinez (Fr. LHP) - (3-10), 4.57 ERA, 95.0 IP, 1.85 WHIP, 123 H, 62 ER, .312 oAVG, 40 Ks
UTT Game Two: Cera Blanchard (Sr.) - (16-3), 1.10 ERA, 115.0 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 73 H, 18 ER, 0.179 oAVG, 114 Ks

Friday, April 18th:
Doubleheader VS Texas Woman's
1 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Projected Starters:
TAMUK Game One: Arianna Alaniz (Fr. RHP) - (11-10), 2.60 ERA, 124.0 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 97 H, 46 ER, .207 oAVG, 174 Ks
TWU Game One: TBA
TAMUK Game Two: Esther Martinez (Fr. LHP) - (3-10), 4.57 ERA, 95.0 IP, 1.85 WHIP, 123 H, 62 ER, .312 oAVG, 40 Ks
TWU Game Two: TBA

The Javelinas are hungry for a win, with each of its three straight losses coming by just one run. They currently sit just three games out of a Lone Star Conference tournament spot with eight games remaining on their schedule. Their next four, their Wednesday doubleheader against UT-T, and their 1 p.m. Friday matchup with Texas Woman's, are their final games at home, with the team's four graduating seniors being honored in between the games of Friday's doubleheader.

TAMUK gave No.19 Oklahoma Christian a run for its money on Sunday, taking a late lead in game one and tying up the ballgame in the sixth inning of game two, but falling just one run short in each matchup. It will now face off against a team that the Javelinas battled close in their first matchup. When Kingsville and Tyler first fought, the Patriots were ranked No.1 in the nation, and squeaked by the Javelinas, 2-0 and 3-1, in the doubleheader.

The Patriots suffered their fourth loss of the season on Sunday when they dropped the front end of a doubleheader with St. Mary's, 5-3. Before that, the defending National Champions had won six games in a row. While the team is stellar all around, it leans on its pitching, which has been excellent all year. Their staff has given opposing batters fits all season, leading the LSC in ERA, oAVG, and hits.

TAMUK Notes:
As a team, the Javelinas are seventh in the Lone Star in on-base percentage with .373 and first in walks with 166
Graduate student outfielder Lindsey Evans enters the weekend hitting .408, the tenth-best mark in the LSC
The Hogs' team pitching staff boast the sixth-best earned run average in the conference with a 3.47 ERA
Graduate student outfielder AJ Jasso leads the team in RBIs with 31 (32nd in the LSC), just behind her are Evans with 29 and sophomore Dakota Martinez with 27 - the team has six different players with at least 17
Freshman right hander Arianna Alaniz's 174 strikeouts are the second-most in the LSC and the eighth-most in the NCAA this year - she ranks fifth in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings with 10.0
Alaniz has already won multiple LSC Pitcher of the Week awards in her young career, having thrown a five-inning no-hitter against No.22 Lubbock Christian - she has already posted four games this season with double digit strikeouts, and has thrown three complete-game shutouts
Kingsville has four players, Laney Doelitsch, Martinez, Evans, and AJ Jasso with at least four homers on the season - Evans leads the team with seven